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florida
09-04-2003, 07:43 AM
I have a form on a page when I hit the Back Browser button it gives me the following message:
For Netscape:


Data Missing

This document resulted from a POST operation and has expired from the cache. If you wish you can repost the form data to
recreate the document by pressing the reload button.


For IE:


Warning: Page has Expired
The page you requested was created using information you submitted in a form. This page is no longer available. As a security precaution, Internet Explorer does not automatically resubmit your information for you.

To resubmit your information and view this Web page, click the Refresh button.


The weird part is sometimes it does go back to the previous page but other times it gives me the above messages. Please advise how I can get this problem fixed in my page.

neil9999
09-04-2003, 11:04 AM
The message for IE appears as a security precaution when you try and go back to a page with forms, or a page where the content depends on data entered in a form from a previous page. One example is an order confirmation page which contains address, name, phone number etc. which you entered on a previous page. If IE didn't do this, someone else could go back to find these details.

If the message appears, try clicking refresh then Retry.

Neil

AdamBrill
09-04-2003, 11:19 AM
It is actually on a page that a form has submitted data to, ie, a form handler. It is asking you whether or not you want to resubmit the form data. If you click yes, it will resubmit the data to the formhandler; if you click no, it will not submit it again.

neil9999, if you get that message and back up one more page, you will get all of the data(except passwords) that the user submitted in the form. So, if someone has access to the browser after you used it for a form, anyone can back up until they get to the form and read all of the data. ;)